Further Readings
Beauregard, N., A. Demers and L. Gliksman (2012). The ecology of college drinking: Revisiting the role of the campus environment on students’ drinking patterns. In L. Tepperman and A. Kalyta (Eds.) Reading Sociology: Canadian Perspectives (pp. 54–60). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
On secondary socialization in the context of education
Leeuw, S.D. (2007). Intimate colonialisms: The material and experienced places of British Columbia’s residential schools. The Canadian Geographer 51(3): 339–359.
On the role of the education system in the socialization process
Theberge, N. (1997). “It’s part of the game”: Physicality and the production of gender in women’s hockey. Gender & Society 11(1): 69–87.
On secondary socialization in the context of sports
Helpful Websites
Theories of Socialization: https://www.boundless.com/sociology/textbooks/boundless-sociology-textbook/socialization-4/theories-of-socialization-44/theories-of-socialization-273-10450/
A more extensive discussion of forms of socialization and theoretical approaches
The Price of Hurrying Children: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/digital-children/200806/the-price-hurrying-children
David Elkind, author of The Hurried Child, talks about the price of hurrying a child
Indigenous Foundations: http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home.html
Indigenous Foundations provides extensive resources on topics such as Indigenous identity and culture, the residential school system, or the Sixties Scoop
Secret Life of Babies: http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/secret-life-of-babies
Secret Life of Babies documents insights into how children develop during the first months of their lives
The Dark Matter of Love: http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/the-dark-matter-of-love
The Dark Matter of Love follows an American family that adopts three children from Russia and documents the trials and tribulations of socializing them into a new family and culture.
Twin Sisters: http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episodes/twin-sisters
Twin Sisters is a documentary that follows twins who were adopted by different families, one living in the US, the other in Norway. This film raises interesting questions about the role of nature and nurture in the development of the self.